by Brenda Capen | Jun 29, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
Dear Virginia Annual Conference: View as pdf These are certainly challenging times – and there is also a great deal of positive news for our church. Through faith, flexibility, and hard work we are returning to in-person worship in a safe and responsible manner....
by Brenda Capen | Jun 23, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News
View as pdf Dear Virginia Annual Conference: I am pleased to inform you that this past Sunday, June 21, we had a successful launch to Stage 2 of our in-person worship program. Thank you to the many dedicated Healthy Church Teams that made this possible and the ongoing...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 19, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News
Read as pdf Dear Virginia Annual Conference: Following up on my May 12 letter, here are key updates pertaining to the Virginia Conference’s finances and staffing. While we continue to face strong financial challenges, I am cautiously optimistic that the toughest...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
By Madeline White Grace UMC in Manassas, Va., was open all day on Thursday, May 28, performing an important task—acting as an outdoor testing site for COVID-19 for Manassas citizens who are under-served and uninsured. To make this a reality, it all started with...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 3, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
Moving to Stage 2 for In-Person Worship Services View as pdf Dear Virginia Annual Conference: I give thanks to God for all the hard work being done by Healthy Church Teams across our Conference as we continue the return to in-person worship. Drive-in services...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
The conference Connectional Ministries office and the conference Volunteers In Mission (VIM) coordinator have received several inquiries regarding the sending and receiving of VIM teams in person June 2020 through August 2020.At this time, the Virginia Conference is...
